TPR Storytelling®
From storyasking
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TPR Storytelling® is a registered trademark Blaine Ray Workshops, Inc. so.. when did the registered trademark® come to TPRS? somewhat embarassingly®, on some TPRS® pages and materials, the registered® TPRS® trademark® is included with every® mention® of TPRS®®.. (btw -- many TPRS®® materials® include the homage: TPR Storytelling® is a U.S. Trademark Registered to Blaine Ray and is Used By Permission.. maybe there is a very good reason for this.. but there may be cost: TPRS obviously results from Blaine's great creativity and leadership, but also results from thousands of teachers who practice and develop the method in the field.. Like two wings of a bird, or two wheels on a cart, one wouldn't work without the other.. TPRS® wouldn't fly.. further, there are outstanding leaders of the TPRS community, like James Asher, Bertie Siegal, Stephen Krashen, Susie Gross, Jason Fritz, Karen Rowan, Ben Slavic, Kristy Placido, Joe Nielson, Lynette Lang, Dale Crumb, Carol Gaab, Bryce Hedstrom.. the list goes on and on and on and on and on and on®.. further, what about the students? how do students serve TPRS®? do TPRS® teachers learn from TPRS® students? do the students teach teachers? are students part of a co-creation equation? So how do co-creators use and benefit from the TPR Storytelling® trademark? How is everyone expected to use and police use of the TPR Storytelling® trademark?.. What happens if a teacher writes TPR Storytelling without including the trademark? Nastygrams and lawsuits? What is the intent of the TPRS® trademark? What's next, a patent? Do people who practice TPR Storytelling® need to apply for permission to try new things with TPR Storytelling®? Does the trademark help the method evolve? Does the trademark help people use promote the TPR Storytelling® method? Are there untintended consequences resultuing from the TPR Storytelling® trademark? Here's an interesting article about trademarks by Seth Godin.. Here's another interesting article about intellectual property by John Perry Barlow, who concludes that information is a not a noun, but rather a verb.. verbs can *not* be trademarked |
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